Documentary, Tibet’s Cry For Freedom
The Tibet Project is the journey behind an independently produced documentary about Tibet. A broadcast version of the documentary, Tibet’s Cry For Freedom, Directed and Produced by Lara Damiani, is now ready and interest is being shown by broadcasters worldwide….
China confirms one-day torch relay in Tibet
BEIJING (AFP): The Olympic torch will travel to Tibet this Saturday but only for a day, the organising committee behind the Beijing Games said, citing “adjustments” due to last month’s earthquake. “After the Sichuan earthquake on May 12, the Beijing…
Buddhist Scholar Robert Thurman on ‘Why the Dalai Lama Matters’
Buddhist Scholar Robert Thurman The plight of the Tibetan people, whose cultural and religious heritage has been steadily undermined since their country was invaded by the Chinese government in 1950, has become a cause celebre for the likes of Richard…
Rudd under fire over planned Beijing visit
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has ended months of speculation by confirming that he will attend the opening ceremony in Beijing and the first couple of days of competition. Governor-General Michael Jeffery will also be there. But in accepting the Chinese…